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.......... IMAGINE IF YOU WILL, A LUSH BLUEBERRY ..........
........., SPRUCE FOREST, WITH ROLLING HILLS AND ,.........
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.....,~*=$ THE SEVEN STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION ARE $=*~,.....
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..,~*=$£## OUT OF THE HILLS. ##£$=*~,..
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..,~*=$£## THERE COULD BE, SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTHS ##£$=*~,..
...,~*=$£# OF IT ALL, A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. #£$=*~,...
....,~*=$£ BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING £$=*~,....
.....,~*=$ THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. $=*~,.....
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.......... BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES. ..........
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.....,~*=$ DEET SHOULD BE APPLIED TO YOUR SKIN. $=*~,.....
....,~*=$£ YOU SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN THAT IS TO BE £$=*~,....
...,~*=$£# EXPOSED TO AIR. IT'S OK TO GET SOME IN #£$=*~,...
..,~*=$£## THE EYES. RUB UNTIL IT FEELS RIGHT, ##£$=*~,..
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